About this site
Elementary School Music: This site is just a means of compiling and sharing some information and web resources for the convenience of people who teach music in New York City’s elementary schools.
Clicking on one of the “categories” listed on the left will take you to the links and information.
Technically-speaking, what you’re looking at is a “blog.” However, this isn’t one person’s personal diary about teaching. Elementary School Music is primarily a collection point for information and resources — which is open to inquiries and exchange of ideas by music teachers.
Visitors are welcome to respond, or submit material, or seek advice by “posting” a comment on one of the pages. (When you do, you’ll be asked to submit your e-mail address for verification, but this information will not be made public or distributed in any way.) So, if you
- click on a link that goes no-where
- notice an error that needs correcting
- wish to submit content
then please post a comment on the relevant page.
About the compiler: “Since 2000, I’ve taught general music pre-K to 5th grade, at a small school in Region 8 near the Gowanus Expressway in Park Slope. Students come to school with extensive experience as consumers of entertainment — music, video and digital games. In teaching I try to develop their abilities and awareness as producers of music, meaning the sounds should come from them. We don’t listen to CDs of Mozart or Ellington (or Ella Jenkins) as often as I think we should. But we have a lot of singing, playing, moving, and basic music literacy.”
— Pablo Conrad
